{"id":77790,"date":"2025-06-26T13:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T05:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/?p=77790"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:23:45","slug":"presidents-of-the-ittf-one-held-office-for-41-years-another-faced-corruption-allegations-china-has-had-one-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/en\/presidents-of-the-ittf-one-held-office-for-41-years-another-faced-corruption-allegations-china-has-had-one-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidents of the ITTF: One Held Office for 41 Years, Another Faced Corruption Allegations \u2014 China Has Had One President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77790\" class=\"elementor elementor-77790\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acf5a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1acf5a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86708d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86708d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since its founding in <strong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"221\">1926<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"275\">International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)<\/strong> has had <strong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"304\">eight presidents<\/strong> from <strong data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"329\">seven countries<\/strong>: two from the UK, two from Sweden, and one each from Germany, Canada, Japan, and China. Each brought unique legacies to the sport. Here&#8217;s a look back at their contributions and controversies:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1e136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1e136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"590\"><strong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"588\">1st President: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivor_Montagu\">Ivor Montagu<\/a> (1904\u20131984) \u2013 England<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"621\"><strong data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"621\">Term: 1926\u20131967 (41 years)<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"1048\"><li data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"691\"><p data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"691\">A founding figure of the ITTF and its longest-serving president.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"749\"><p data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"749\">Helped define many of the sport\u2019s foundational rules.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"803\"><p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"803\">Hosted the first ITTF Congress in his home study.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"888\"><p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"888\">His mother donated the <strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"847\">Swaythling Cup<\/strong> for the men&#8217;s team world championship.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1048\"><p data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"1048\">Promoted table tennis in developing nations and broke Cold War taboos by inviting <strong data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"986\">New China<\/strong> to the World Championships\u2014an early sign of sports diplomacy.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3828cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3828cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/q7.itc.cn\/images01\/20250625\/6cbd289d48c545e7a56280857e6ce43e.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975397d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"975397d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1116\"><strong data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1114\">2nd President: Roy Evans (1909\u20131998) \u2013 Wales, UK<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1136\"><strong data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1136\">Term: 1967\u20131987<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1356\"><li data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1208\"><p data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1208\">Championed the inclusion of table tennis in the <strong data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1205\">Olympic Games<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1302\"><p data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1302\">Launched the <strong data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1237\">World Cup<\/strong> (men only at first) in 1980; the trophy is named in his honor.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1356\"><p data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1356\">Lost re-election in 1987 to Japan&#8217;s Ichiro Ogimura.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3496b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec3496b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/q1.itc.cn\/images01\/20250625\/66759d774a0542b8909529b1433fab17.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8883b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8883b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1425\"><strong data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1423\">3rd President: Ichiro Ogimura (1932\u20131994) \u2013 Japan<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1445\"><strong data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1445\">Term: 1987\u20131994<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1779\"><li data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1561\"><p data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1561\">The <strong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1468\">first Asian<\/strong> ITTF President and the <strong data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1516\">first world champion<\/strong> to hold the role (12-time world champion).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1659\"><p data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1659\">Coached abroad, influencing the development of both <strong data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1627\">Swedish<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1643\">Chinese<\/strong> table tennis.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1779\"><p data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1779\">Proposed increasing the ball size from 38mm to 40mm to improve visibility\u2014but died before the change was implemented.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514b9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"514b9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/q6.itc.cn\/images01\/20250625\/0c9239c398d84c1692ff138a21190e4d.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5c933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea5c933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1851\"><strong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1849\">4th President: Lollo Hammarlund (1932\u20131995) \u2013 Sweden<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1885\"><strong data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1885\">Term: 1995 (Less than 1 year)<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"2064\"><li data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1927\"><p data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1927\">The shortest-serving ITTF President.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1982\"><p data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1982\">Passed away within the same year of taking office.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2064\"><p data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2064\">Remembered for being fair and impartial, but had little time to leave a legacy.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c539f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c539f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/q4.itc.cn\/images01\/20250625\/e305993f0a8e4983b530b962c3fa3361.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99fe0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99fe0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2129\"><strong data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2127\">5th President: Xu Yinsheng (1938\u2013 ) \u2013 China<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2149\"><strong data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2149\">Term: 1995\u20131999<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2373\"><li data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2221\"><p data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2221\">The only <strong data-start=\"2162\" data-end=\"2188\">Chinese ITTF President<\/strong>, also a former world champion.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2263\"><p data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2263\">Took over during a leadership vacuum.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2373\"><p data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2373\">Promoted modernization and reform before stepping down voluntarily to support smooth leadership transition.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c0681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89c0681\" 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We will provide you with the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/en\/product-category\/blade\/\">table tennis blades<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/en\/product-category\/rubber\/\">rubbers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/en\/product-category\/bats\/taiji-series\/\">bat<\/a>, and other products!<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ca3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01ca3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2439\"><strong data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2437\">6th President: Adham Sharara (1953\u2013 ) \u2013 Canada<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2459\"><strong data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2459\">Term: 1999\u20132014<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2832\"><li data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2506\"><p data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2506\">A reformist but <strong data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2496\">controversial<\/strong> figure.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2618\"><p data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2618\">Introduced many changes: <strong data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2547\">40mm ball<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2569\">hidden serve ban<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2588\">11-point game<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"2594\" data-end=\"2615\">ban on speed glue<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2732\"><p data-start=\"2621\" data-end=\"2732\">Accused by ETTU officials of using ITTF resources for unfair commercial advantage involving over $20 million.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2733\" data-end=\"2832\"><p data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2832\">Stepped down in 2014 and was <strong data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2798\">banned from ITTF roles in 2019<\/strong> following internal investigation.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3fcd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad3fcd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/q9.itc.cn\/images01\/20250625\/fb94568d53184adc8088c92c242b66ee.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8409c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8409c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"2839\" data-end=\"2900\"><strong data-start=\"2846\" data-end=\"2898\">7th President: Thomas Weikert (1961\u2013 ) \u2013 Germany<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"2920\"><strong data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"2920\">Term: 2014\u20132021<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"3142\"><li data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"3009\"><p data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"3009\">His presidency was marked by <strong data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"2978\">tensions with Sharara<\/strong> and internal ITTF conflicts.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3072\"><p data-start=\"3012\" data-end=\"3072\">Ousted in 2021 by ITTF members and lost operational power.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3142\"><p data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3142\">Later elected President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da20d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4da20d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/q4.itc.cn\/images01\/20250625\/7c210391dc444d9187be5ff97da6f4aa.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac3e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac3e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3211\"><strong data-start=\"3159\" data-end=\"3209\">8th President: Petra S\u00f6rling (1971\u2013 ) \u2013 Sweden<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"3212\" data-end=\"3234\"><strong data-start=\"3212\" data-end=\"3234\">Term: 2021\u2013Present<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"3236\" data-end=\"3554\"><li data-start=\"3236\" data-end=\"3287\"><p data-start=\"3238\" data-end=\"3287\">The <strong data-start=\"3242\" 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